Anklet or spat.



4J. s. NIFAD.` ANKLET 0R s'PAT. 1 APPLICATION FILED APR. 27, 190B. Y

Patented Dec. 8, 1908.

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N TOR' WM o@ 36W JOSEPH S. MEAD, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

'ANKLET OR SPAT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 8, 1908.

Application mea April 27, 190s. serial No. 429,364.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH S. MEAD, a citizen of the United States, residin at the city of Milwaukee, county of Milwau eemand State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Anklets or Spats, of which the followin is a specification.

My invention re ates to improvements in anklets or so called spats and it pertains to that class which are first knit in se arate parts shown and hereinafter describe when said parts are thereafter folded and stitched together in the complete form for use.

The construction of my anklets and the method of forming the same is explained by reference to the accompanying drawings in which,-

Figure 1 is a plan view of the parts as they are manufactured by the knitting machine preparatory to being folded together, and lig. 2 re resents a side view of the anklet in its comp eted form.

Like parts are referred to by the same reference gures throughout the several views.

The fabric comprising the anklet is first knit in two separate pieces A and B. The outline of the part A is defined and included within the vertical line from 1 to 2, the horizontal zig-zag line from 2 to 3, the diagonal line from 3 to 4 inclining inwardly and downwardly from the top toward the center of the fabric, the downwardly and outwardly inclined diagonal line from 4 to 5 and the horizontal base *line from 5 to 1. The outline of the part B is defined and included within the horizontal zig-zag lines from 6 to 7, the downwardly and inwardly curved line from 7 to 8, the upwardly curved line from 8 to 9, the horizontal zig zag line from 9 to 10, the vertical line from 10 to 11, the horizontal zig zag line from 11 to 12, the inwardly and upwardlyl inclined line from 12 to 13 and the outwardly and u wardly inclined line from 13 back to 6. W en the two fabrics A and B have been thus formed, the two opposing edges com rising the lines 3, 4, and 5, and 12, 13 an 6 are stitched together thereby forming the angular front seam 14 shown in Fig. 2. When this is done the fabric 13 is folded back upon itself between the oints 8 and 15 of Fig. 1 when the opposing e ges between 7 and 8, and 8 and 9 are stitched together forming the rear fold 17 of the anklet as shown in Fig. 2. When the anklet has been thus folded and stitched together a series of buttons 18, 18 are secured in the ordinary way to the ed e 19 of the fabric and a series of button hofes or sockets 20 are secured to the opposite marginal ed e 21 whereby when said parts are folde and stitched together said buttons are adapted to engage in said button holes or sockets in the ordinary manner. When the anklet has been thus formed a strap 22 is connectedto the opposing sides of its lower edge by stitches or otherwise which strap is adapted to en age beneath the foot of the wearer and there y hold the anklet in place over the top of the shoe. As a means of giving the anklet or spat the required elasticity and a neat ornamental appearance, the res ective fabrics are referably made up of a p urality of vertica seams 23 and 24, the stitches of the respective seams being formed at an angle to each other. The stitches upon the respective sides of the several vertical lines 25 converging downwardly towards the vertical lines 26 thus giving the fabric a neat ornamental appearance while the fabric produced by suchl stitch is elastic and adapted to stretch and conform to the shape of the ankle over which it is worn.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,-

. As an article of manufacture an anklet formed of two separate knit members respectively comprising a plurality of vertical seams, the stitches of the respective seams being formed at an angle to each other and alternately converging downwardly and upwardly, whereby the fabric is not only given a neat and ornamental appearance but such fabric is more elastic and ada ted to stretch and conform to the shape of t e ankle of the wearer, one of said members comprising, when folded and stitched together, one-half of the front, one side, all of the rear portion and one-half of the other side portion of the anklet, the other member being ada ted when secured in place to form one-half of) the front and one-half of the side of the anklet, means for ermanently connecting the opposing angu ar edge of said members together In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence 0f two Witnesses.

JOSEPH S. MEAD.

to form the front of the anklet, means for permanently connecting the opposing edges of the folded member together to formthe rear of the anklet and means for temporarily oon- 5 neoting the opposing edges of said member at one side of the anklet all substantially as and for the purpose speeied. 

